The MEFV gene and its association with familial Mediterranean fever, severe atopy, and recurrent respiratory tract infections.
CONCLUSIONS: While being a periodic fever syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever also presents as a multisystemic disease with heterogeneous clinical symptoms. Severe atopic diseases and recurrent respiratory tract infections are characteristic features of this disease.
PMID: 32359823 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Celiksoy MH, Dogan C, Erturk B, Keskin E, Ada BS Tags: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) Source Type: research
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